The Original Williams Hall began construction in 1869 and opened in 1871. In 1919 the building burnt down, and now is the current site of the MSU Museum.
"A dormitory and boarding hall, later named "Williams Hall" in honor of the first President, was built in 1869, and first used in 1870. Mr. Mallory of Ann Arbor was the architect; Edwards & Cooper, of Ypsilanti, the contractors; the cost $31,500. The length is 101 feet; the depth, 109 feet; the southern projection, 36 feet; the basement was for a dining hall, in recent years cut up into three dining rooms for as many clubs; the rooms above will accommodate 86 students. A marked defect in the building was discovered later, viz; in not deafening the floor and separating into wards after the manner of New Wells Hall ." [1]
^ Beal, "A History of Michigan Agricultural College," Pg 268. Lansing Michigan, Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. 1915
"A dormitory and boarding hall, later named "Williams Hall" in honor of the first President, was built in 1869, and first used in 1870. Mr. Mallory of Ann Arbor was the architect; Edwards & Cooper, of Ypsilanti, the contractors; the cost $31,500. The length is 101 feet; the depth, 109 feet; the southern projection, 36 feet; the basement was for a dining hall, in recent years cut up into three dining rooms for as many clubs; the rooms above will accommodate 86 students. A marked defect in the building was discovered later, viz; in not deafening the floor and separating into wards after the manner of New Wells Hall ." [1]